Word: shake-up
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...shake-up also marked the return of two rivals whom Gierek had removed from ruling circles in the past two years. One is former Foreign Minister Stefan Olszowski, 49, a man who has often been mentioned as a possible successor to Gierek. A pragmatic but dedicated Communist who has the Kremlin's confidence, he is also a longtime advocate of economic reform. Olszowski is said to have been highly critical of Gierek's economic performance. According to Western intelligence sources, the heavy-set Olszowski also tried in the past to jockey himself into position to take over...
...phone company shake...
...Treacts to a billion-dollar telecommunications shake...
That situation is now changing, and fast. Regulatory reform in Washington and the breakneck advances of computer technology have conspired to create a far-reaching shake-up in the U.S.'s $100 billion-a-year telecommunications industry. This will probably mean big markets as well as potentially huge problems...
...restaurant menu, not just an abbreviated room-service version, must be available to Reagan and Nancy; the lectern from which the 6-ft. 1-in. Reagan is to give any formal speech must be precisely 43 in. high. But there was angry infighting that led to last week's shake-up (see box), and there are odd gaps. Strangely enough for a candidate with Reagan's acting experience, there is no one in overall charge of preparing TV commercials; the first two taped for the New Hampshire campaign had to be discarded because they dealt exclusively with domestic policy...